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by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:56 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: What people need to know about the use of pseudo, or 'nonsense' words in reading instruction
Replies: 5
Views: 24490

Re: What people need to know about the use of pseudo, or 'nonsense' words in reading instruction

Tim Shanahan writes a piece on the teaching of nonsense words: What doesn’t belong here? On Teaching Nonsense Words http://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/2016/05/what-doesnt-belong-here-on-teaching.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Tim concludes (although do read the whole piece which i...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Fri Jul 22, 2016 9:34 am
Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
Topic: Pamela Snow: Language is literacy is language
Replies: 0
Views: 5824

Pamela Snow: Language is literacy is language

This is an excellent wide-reaching article and it is being widely read! Do take the time to read the full piece. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/17549507.2015.1112837 Elizabeth Usher Memorial Lecture: Language is literacy is language - Positioning speech-language pathology in education p...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:11 pm
Forum: Education Blogs & Websites of Interest
Topic: Learning2Read site
Replies: 0
Views: 6901

Learning2Read site

Fay Tran has written an excellent explanation regarding some of the most common myths and misconceptions about literacy. The Learning2Read site is excellent and well worth a wide look at the 'news' and various 'articles'. This is relevant for teachers and parents: http://learning2read.com.au/about-u...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:10 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Fay Tran: Myths and Misconceptions about Literacy
Replies: 0
Views: 5084

Fay Tran: Myths and Misconceptions about Literacy

Fay Tran has written an excellent explanation regarding some of the most common myths and misconceptions about literacy. The Learning2Read site is excellent and well worth a wide look at the 'news' and various 'articles'. This is relevant for teachers and parents: http://learning2read.com.au/about-u...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:03 pm
Forum: Parent Forum
Topic: Fay Tran: Myths and Misconceptions about Literacy
Replies: 0
Views: 6937

Fay Tran: Myths and Misconceptions about Literacy

Fay Tran has written an excellent explanation regarding some of the most common myths and misconceptions about literacy. The Learning2Read site is excellent and well worth a wide look at the 'news' and various 'articles'. This is relevant for teachers and parents: http://learning2read.com.au/about-u...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:23 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: John Walker: Phonics across the curriculum
Replies: 0
Views: 5001

John Walker: Phonics across the curriculum

I completely agree with John Walker as he describes the need for 'Phonics across the curriculum' meaning beyond infants and beyond literacy lessons. This is an important read: http://literacyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/phonics-across-curriculum.html?spref=tw ...The hard truth is what pitifully few p...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:03 am
Forum: Research and Recommended Reading
Topic: Chapman & Tunmer: Is Reading Recovery an Effective Intervention for Students with Reading Difficulties? Critique of i3
Replies: 0
Views: 5417

Chapman & Tunmer: Is Reading Recovery an Effective Intervention for Students with Reading Difficulties? Critique of i3

Professors James Chapman and William Tunmer's critique is published in Reading Psychology . This is a 'must read': Is Reading Recovery an Effective Intervention for Students with Reading Difficulties? A Critique of the i3 Scale-Up Study Reading Psychology Volume 37, Issue 7, 2016 http://www.tandfonl...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:39 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: David Didau on the value of the Year One Phonics Screening Check
Replies: 1
Views: 7654

Re: David Didau on the value of the Year One Phonics Screening Check

I've added a link on David's blog to this article I wrote about the phonics screening check and teaching effectiveness some time ago:

https://senmagazine.co.uk/articles/arti ... or-phonics
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:27 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: David Didau on the value of the Year One Phonics Screening Check
Replies: 1
Views: 7654

David Didau on the value of the Year One Phonics Screening Check

Maybe I should be posting this topic on the 'World events' forum as it is about the Year One Phonics Screening Check in England - but as IFERI is promoting the use of England's statutory Year One Phonics Screening Check globally (because England's schools have created a baseline, and because the car...
by Debbie_Hepplewhite
Sun Jul 17, 2016 1:01 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Nick Gibb, champion of Systematic Synthetic Phonics in England
Replies: 38
Views: 461311

Re: Nick Gibb, champion of Systematic Synthetic Phonics in England

As Theresa May has been appointed the new Prime Minister for the UK, a major cabinet reshuffle worried those of us who are well aware that 'phonics' promotion has been hugely driven by Nick Gibb. Would he lose his job? Read the update about Nick Gibb's position in government here: http://www.iferi.o...